Agile Project Manager

The progression from a Scrum Master to Agile Project Manager

MIKE ANDERSON

DAVID TOLAN

AGENDA In the Beginning

The Evolution of Software Development

The Agile Mindset

What is an Agile Project Manager

Transition from Scrum Master to Agile Project Manager

In the Beginning

We are uncovering better ways of developing

software by doing it and helping others do it.

Agile Manifesto 2001

The Role of the Scrum Master

In the Beginning

1956

Herbert D. Benington

First known presentation describing use of such phases in software

Winston W. Royce

Royce presented this model as an example of a flawed, non-working model

1970

1976

Bell, Thomas E., and T. A. Thayer

The earliest use of the term "waterfall" “Software Requirements: Are they really a problem?

1985

US Dept of Defense

Captured this approach in their standards for working with software development contractors.

2001

Agile Manifesto

We are uncovering better ways of developing Software.

Waterfall

In the Beginning

1995

Jeff Sutherland,Ken SchwaberIntroduced Scrum as a Framework

17 Dudes

Agile Manifesto was created

2001

2006

Jeff Sutherland, Ken Schwaber

Scrum Guide and Scrum as we know it was officially documented and CSM certification was created

2013

Scrum Guide

25th Major revision was included into the Scrum Guide

2019

Agile Community

Still Trying to figure it out

Agile

In the Beginning

A Servant Leader should be focused on:

"Do those served grow as persons? Do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants?" When leaders shift their mindset and serve first, they benefit as well as their employees in that their employees acquire personal growth, while the organization grows as well due to the employees growing commitment and engagement

The Role of the Scrum Master

Evolution

Blame

Deliver on Time / within Budget

Bureaucracy

Command/Control

Process Focused

Working towards a Common Goal

Deliver Customer Value

Empowerment

Team Accountability

Customer Focused

Project Manager <> Scrum Master

Agile MindsetProject Management

Evolution Project Manager <> Scrum Master

Agile Mindset

Courage

Focus

Commitment

Respect

Openness

* Reflection *

What is an Agile Project Manager

● Servant leader - as opposed to “Command & Control” project manager○ more leadership… less management

● Coaches team on Agile principles● Removes organizational impediments to team success● Maintains oversight of projects that involve multiple teams● Monitors corporate policies and makes sure project rules are followed● Project coordinator - allocating and tracking budgets, communicating with

stakeholders, risk management

Transition from Scrum Master to Agile Project Manager

“ScrumMaster” will no longer be a permanent position on our teams. This will become a role that anyone on the team should become comfortable playing and should rotate.

“Practical wisdom is the combination of moral will and moral skill.” —Aristotle

Team Structure “The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.”—The Agile Manifesto

Roles “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” —Michael Jordan

“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. —Henry Ford

Transition from Scrum Master to Agile Project Manager

● How people were affected● How we came up with this decision ● How did roles change ● Current Status

Q & A